Every thing's coming up Rosie!
Can't believe we are halfway through February! I've had a slow start to the year. I have only finished 2 books but started 4 others but just haven't finished them up.
Let's start with the first book of the year-- the Rosie Project!
I loved this book. Super fun about a man named Don Tillman who is socially challenged and decides to find a wife. He finds Rosie who is the opposite of the perfect mate for Don but he sets off on a journey to help her find her real father. Don's orderly life get interrupted and he falls in love. It's just a charming story with a very unusual main character. Well written, funny and just a great read. There is a scene where Don dances at an event that made me laugh out loud on the bus. The folks around me thought I was crazy. I did not like his best friend who is a womanizer and gives bad advice. But besides that, the rest of the book was great.
Now for the bad news.... I liked the first book so much that I started reading the 2nd book. the Rosie Effect. I made it halfway through and put it down. It was not good. I actually found it painful to read. About halfway through I realized that I just wasn't enjoying it and had no desire to finish it. The 2nd book was about Don adjusting to life with Rosie and an upcoming arrival. Rosie's character didn't feel authentic and it felt like there were issues in the book just to added to showcase Don's awkwardness (Asperger's) . Also, Don's best friend Gene shows up again and since i didn't like him in the first book, having him in the 2nd book wasn't great. I don't usually drop a book once I get this far into it but I just gave up.
My recommendation- Read the Rosie Project and stop there.
Also...sounds like they are making a movie! Ryan Reynolds staring as Don.
Can't believe we are halfway through February! I've had a slow start to the year. I have only finished 2 books but started 4 others but just haven't finished them up.
Let's start with the first book of the year-- the Rosie Project!
I loved this book. Super fun about a man named Don Tillman who is socially challenged and decides to find a wife. He finds Rosie who is the opposite of the perfect mate for Don but he sets off on a journey to help her find her real father. Don's orderly life get interrupted and he falls in love. It's just a charming story with a very unusual main character. Well written, funny and just a great read. There is a scene where Don dances at an event that made me laugh out loud on the bus. The folks around me thought I was crazy. I did not like his best friend who is a womanizer and gives bad advice. But besides that, the rest of the book was great.
Now for the bad news.... I liked the first book so much that I started reading the 2nd book. the Rosie Effect. I made it halfway through and put it down. It was not good. I actually found it painful to read. About halfway through I realized that I just wasn't enjoying it and had no desire to finish it. The 2nd book was about Don adjusting to life with Rosie and an upcoming arrival. Rosie's character didn't feel authentic and it felt like there were issues in the book just to added to showcase Don's awkwardness (Asperger's) . Also, Don's best friend Gene shows up again and since i didn't like him in the first book, having him in the 2nd book wasn't great. I don't usually drop a book once I get this far into it but I just gave up. My recommendation- Read the Rosie Project and stop there.
Also...sounds like they are making a movie! Ryan Reynolds staring as Don.
